HIMSS23

<p>HIMSS validation and robot innovation have given clinicians an additional three hours to spend with patients, say Dr. Wonchul Cha, CMIO and director of the Digital Innovation Center, and Dr. Meong Hi Son, vice director of the Digital Transformation Center.</p> <p> </p>

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<p>One health record connects a fragmented health system where disparities are an issue, says Mitchell Thornbrugh, CIO of the Indian Health Service.</p>

<p>When tech delivers clinical evidence at scale, it reduces the variability of care, according to Stacey Caywood, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health.</p>

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<p>IT, telehealth, clinical decision support, wellness tools and diagnostics all fall into the same category, says Jessica Hauflaire, COO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance. Digital therapeutics consist of software as a direct intervention to treat, manage or prevent medical conditions.</p>

<p>Alan Lavergne, VP of advocacy for the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of HIMSS, discusses the five Texas chapters collaborating to advance health equity with the state's legislature, and talks about winning an award recognizing his efforts.</p>

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<p>Kathleen McGrow, chief nursing information officer at Microsoft, received a 2023 Changemaker Award for her work in helping to ease clinician burden.</p>

<p>Collaboration is needed for innovation to get out of siloes, says Olyvia Phillips, manager of equity initiatives for tech incubator MATTER.</p>